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US military's logistics drill aims to burnish East Asia crisis response
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Posted on June 6, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 6, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
The US military is conducting logistics drills in East Asia to improve crisis response and strengthen ties with regional allies.
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Drills in East Asia this summer by the U.S. military body charged with moving munitions and equipment will help it better coordinate and communicate with allies in response to a crisis, its commander said on Friday.
Alarmed by growing Chinese assertiveness, whether in the disputed South China Sea or around Chinese-claimed Taiwan, Washington and its friends in the region have been drilling together regularly.
The U.S. Transportation Command, or TRANSCOM, is responsible not only for coordinating the pre-positioning of weapons and other equipment around the world by land, air and sea, but also for resupply in the event of conflict.
On a visit to East Asia, TRASNCOM Commander Randall Reed, told reporters it was essential to maintain and expand ties in the region so as to ensure a swift U.S. response to disasters and counter threats to peace and security.
"We're going to have a series of exercises and will test the current logistics architecture and infrastructure which provides sustained freedom of manoeuvre," he said on a teleconference, without giving further details of location or timing.
"We're seeking to demonstrate our ability to rapidly mobilise, then deploy forces from within the United States to locations throughout the region here," Reed added, describing the aim of one exercise, Mobility Guardian.
The tasks will permit testing of tactics, techniques and procedures with allies and partners and enhance connectivity, he said.
"It will help us deepen relationships and work together even more closely than we already are to bolster regional security."
On his trip, Reed has visited Japan and the Philippines and will go to South Korea, all treaty allies of the United States.
The militaries of the Philippines and the United States have sailed together in the South China Sea for a seventh time to boost interoperability between the two sides, Manila's armed forces said on Thursday.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
The drills aim to improve coordination and communication with allies in response to crises, ensuring a swift U.S. response to disasters and threats.
The drills involve the United States, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea, all of which are treaty allies.
TRANSCOM stands for the U.S. Transportation Command, which is responsible for coordinating the movement of military equipment and supplies globally.
The US and Philippine militaries have conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea for the seventh time to enhance interoperability.
Commander Randall Reed emphasized the importance of maintaining and expanding ties in the region to ensure effective crisis response.
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